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Professions To Become Less Elitist In England

More from our Equality series: Just a sketch today; a longer article on this topic is (I hope to God) forthcoming. England is about to---it hurts to type this---Unleash Aspiration!…

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Don’t Read This If You Want To Stay Happy

George Will is not a reactionary. He is not known for fireworks. When you think of sober, you think George Will. So when the man writes something like this, we…

Statistics

Random Samples In Polls Not Needed; Other Common Poll Errors

Pajamas Media---my new pals--conducted, or rather commissioned, their own poll in the Scott Brown-Martha Coakley race. It found, after calling more, but reporting on 946 "likely" voters, Brown ahead by…

Culture

Pajamas Media: Out-of-Control Multiculturalism at Berkeley High School

Today's post is over at Pajamas Media. Two weeks ago we heard that Berkeley High School was going to drop their science labs from its curriculum because too many white…

Culture

Should We Punish The Religious More Harshly?

Philosopher Daniel Dennett does a Q&A column at the Washington Post. He was asked, "Is there widespread media bias against Christianity?". Here are his answers, interspersed with my comments. There…

Culture Philosophy

Conservatives Are Dumber Than Leftists

In the Controversies From The Past Department, we recall this story. (I was reminded of it after reading an article at ProfessorBainbridge.com.) Six years ago, a list was published that…

Culture

Dahn Yoga Called “Cult” in Lawsuit

Regular readers might recall the series of articles in which I detailed an experiment I designed and proctored to test some of Dahn Yoga's more outlandish claims. That series is…

Culture Philosophy

Pajamas Media: The Logic of Liberty: Whose Responsibility Is Your Health?

Today's post is over at Pajamas Media. The editors came up with the title, which is a vast improvement on my original "A Dialogue Concerning Health Care." They also wisely…

NLR on The Paper Test Shows Why AGI Is Not Possible: And Why The Brain Is Different In KindMarch 5, 2026
I agree with the paper test; like the Chinese room argument, it is a way to illustrate that a mechanical…
Briggs on The Paper Test Shows Why AGI Is Not Possible: And Why The Brain Is Different In KindMarch 5, 2026
Eric, Darn similar, and (I hope) simplified.
Eric Brown on The Paper Test Shows Why AGI Is Not Possible: And Why The Brain Is Different In KindMarch 4, 2026
Isn’t this Searle’s Chinese Room argument? Not that I disagree with either of you…
Rhetocrates on The Paper Test Shows Why AGI Is Not Possible: And Why The Brain Is Different In KindMarch 4, 2026
I disagree with the conclusion of the test. There is no need for panic or concern over the possibility of…
C-Marie on The Paper Test Shows Why AGI Is Not Possible: And Why The Brain Is Different In KindMarch 4, 2026
God is!!! Well done, Matt!! Loved this! Great explanations .... even understood much of it at 82 years!!! Am sending…